BNS Shaheed Ruhul Amin (1994)

BNS Shaheed Ruhul Amin was an Island-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy used as a training ship. She was built and served as a Royal Navy Island-class patrol vessel HMS Jersey (P295) from 1977 to 1993.

For other ships with the same name, see BNS Shaheed Ruhul Amin and HMS Jersey.

Sister ship Sangu in September 2012
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Jersey
NamesakeJersey, Channel Islands
BuilderHall, Russell & Company
Yard number971
Laid down1975
Launched18 March 1976
Sponsored byAnne, Princess Royal
CommissionedJanuary 1977
Decommissioned1993
IdentificationPennant number: P295
FateSold to Bangladesh, 1993
Bangladesh
NameBNS Shaheed Ruhul Amin
AcquiredDecember 1993
Commissioned29 January 1994
Decommissioned16 June 2020
In service1994–2020
IdentificationPennant number: A511
Nickname(s)BNS SR
StatusDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and typeIsland-class patrol vessel
Displacement1,260 tons (full load)
Length59.5 m (195 ft)
Beam11 m (36 ft)
Draught4.5 m (15 ft)
Propulsion2 × Ruston 12RKC diesels; 5,640 hp (4,210 kW) sustained; 1 × shaft; cp prop
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h)
Range7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement39
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Surface Search and Navigation: Kelvin Hughes Type 1006 radar; I-band
  • Combat Data Systems: Racal CANE DEA-1 action data automation
Armament
  • Guns:
    • 1 × Bofors 40 mm/60 Mk 3
    • 2 × FN 7.62 mm machine guns
  • Countermeasures
    • ESM: Orange Crop; intercept
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